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The Speakers' Corner in Singapore is an area located within Hong Lim Park at the Downtown Core district, where Singaporeans may demonstrate, hold exhibitions and performances, as well as being able to engage freely in political open-air public speeches, debates and discussions.
Hong Lim Green was refurbished by the City Council of Singapore, with new grass turf, a sand-filled children's playground, a fountain, park facilities, and an open-air theatre built at a cost of S$173,000, it was renamed to Hong Lim Park and officially reopened by S. Rajaratnam on 23 April 1960. [7]
Orator at Speakers' Corner in London, 1974 Speakers' Corner, April 1987. A Speakers' Corner is an area where free speech open-air public speaking, debate, and discussion are allowed. The original and best known is in the north-east corner of Hyde Park in London, England.
The event has been held each year in Singapore from 2013 to 2015 at Speakers Corner in Hong Lim Park, as well as the Fountain of Wealth in Suntec City from 2016 to 2019 on a Saturday in October or November. The 2020 event was held on 31 October, the first virtual event.
In 2008, Speakers' Corner was the scene for meetings held over several weeks by Tan Kin Lian, former chief executive of insurance company NTUC Income, to advise people of their legal recourse after structured products they had purchased became virtually valueless upon the collapse of Lehman Brothers. [2]
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Speakers' Corner in Singapore is the only venue where rallies and other restricted events may be held without permits under the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act [36] and Public Order Act, [37] except during an election period
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